The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-04
BLA1NE.s HUNT FOR VOTES.
Significant Incidents OF His Chicago Visit
The Halstead Interview.
Kew York TImes chicago specIal.l


The Halstead Interview.
New York Times Chicago Special
Mr.. Blaine has played many parts in his
time, but his assumption of the character
of father who travels half way across the
continent, intending to spend day or two
with daughter, and then, on his return,
staying here several days to visit sons from
whom he has been separated only q short
time, Is amusing TO those familiar with the
methods by which the Name man
| works. Mr.. Blalne's trip across the
| country was as political in its OBJ
| iect as his expedition into the West
connected with the present missionary
effort which are rather novel, The visit to
| Chicago has been particularly interesting.
Mr.. Blaine arrived here about a week ago
and took rooms at the Grand Pacific. He
saw few callers, his son Walker receiving
most of the persons who sent up their
cards, and if any body reached the ex-Secre-
tary's room it was after negotiations with
the young man. The first callers were Sem
ator Farwen and "Long" Jones, chairman
of the Republican State Committee. Jones
was Logan man, and neither he nor Mr..
Farwell is Blaine shouter. The Bankers
Club wanted Mr.. Blaine to dine with it,
but he declined on the plea that his health
would not permit. The Union League
on like grounds. The Irish-American Re-
publican Club asked that he receive it, and
he shook hands with $50 men whose names
may appear in the City Directory, but are
not familiar in business or social circles nor
in public life. A few callers were admitted
from day to day, but they were in most in
stances men who would rather fight under
most any other Republican banner than
that Of Blaine. There was conspicuous
absence of well known and undoubted
Blaine men; so conspicuous, indeed, that
IL excited much comment, though its sig
nifcance was not perceived.
On Friday night or Saturday morning
Mr.. Blaine telegraphed to Murat Halstead
asking or inviting him to come here. The
Cincinnati editor arrived in this city yes
terday morning and promptly called on
Mr.. Blaine. They talked together more or
less during the day. 1t is understood thai
there was nothing said about the weather
or the pending coercion bill. 1t is under
stood that what they did talk about was
the growing boom in Ohio of Senator Sher-
man, which Mr.. Halstead is said 10 have
watched with an approving eye. Mr..
Blaine would like to have the attention of
Waterman Halstead concentrated upon
another and entirely different boom, tat
tooed in large letters ]. G. B. The wisdom
of the young man under the tall tower
in New York, who is believed to
have informed the Field Marshal Or
Deacon Richard Smith that it might be
we'll to cast about for some other boom
material than that coming from the Pine
Tree State, has disturbed Mr.. Blaine, and
he is believed to have told Mr.. Halstead so.
Ohio is pretty good State to have in ones
pocket in a political campaign, and Mr..
Blaine wants Ohio turned over to him
right away. There was much talk and
dicker between the man from Ohio and the
man from Maine. Opinions differ as TO
the result, but those most competent to
judge say that the trade was not made.
Whether the terms offered were not salts
factory, or whether Mr.. Halstead thinks
with the young man under the tall tower
that there may be better timber growing
somewhere in the country, is not certain,
nor is it positive that the deal was not
made. 1t probably was not.
Mr.. Blaine's visit here has borne some
fruit which he may pick by and by. In
the last SIX months the Republican party
in Cook County has been doing some house
cleaning. To-day its domicile is in good
order, and sitting on the front steps is
Colonel George r. Davis, boss. Colonel Davis
is sharp politician, and he is Blaine
man from the "head of the creek" He
has planned very good sort of political
machine, and when he nominated John r.
Roche for Mayor and elected him the
ing yet. Mr.. Roche is personally clean,
upright, honest man, but he is Davis man,
and if the Office of Mayor of the city of
Chicago can turn this town over to Blaine
in 1888 it will be turned. Mayor Roche
and Mr.. Blame had an interview this morn
ing before the latter departed for the East,
and were apparently much pleased with
each other. They should be. Only last
night the Mayor appointed George Swift,
Colonel Davis right-hand man, to the
Office of Commissioner OF Public Works.
with all the great patronage appertaining
thereto, and other good men are being well
cared for.
Mr.. Blaine wants illinois even more bad
" than he yearns for Ohio, and the reason
therefor is very simple. Had General
Logan lived he would have had most of
the delegates from this State to the next
national convention. His memory is
cherished and no man who opposed him or
was false TO him is pleasing to his friends.
III his friends are united they can cor troll
the situation in Illinois in 1888. If they
control Illinois and oppose any one cand;-
date Logan men all over the country will
necessary to placate the Logan men in this
State, and most OF Mr.. Blaire's callers here
were Logan men. Perhaps they have been
induced to move over into the Blaine
camp; perhaps they have not. Mr.. Blaine
knows what he promise them and what
they promised him. They know whether
or not they were having some fun with Mr..
Rlaina